Saint King Halo's victory caused quite a stir after the race. For racing fans, the sight of a horse girl who had accomplished nothing during the Classic season finally realizing her long-cherished dream of winning a G1 was exactly the kind of story they loved to see.
And at the same time, it proved something else as well.
Fans had always rated this generation very highly, believing it might be the strongest generation in recent years. Now, Saint King Halo's victory in the Osaka Hai only reinforced that view.
True, the Osaka Hai had only just been promoted to G1 status, so its field was not particularly luxurious. Many of the main contenders she had faced were horse girls from her own generation.
But that did not change the fact that it was now a G1 race.
And once people connected that with the fact that Special Week had long been preparing for the Spring Tenno Sho, along with the Mejiro family's clear emphasis on that race, they could already foresee that the Spring Tenno Sho would be an incredible event.
Seiun Sky, who excelled at long-distance races, the Derby winner, and the Triple Crown champion of the Classic season would all be gathered there. The thought alone was enough to excite the fans.
And with Saint King Halo now the inaugural Osaka Hai champion, people had begun wondering whether the very first year that the Osaka Hai had been upgraded, the very first year the Spring Triple Crown was beginning to take shape, might also become the year they witnessed the birth of a Spring Triple Crown horse girl.
The fans' minds were full of all sorts of hopes and anticipation as their attention shifted toward the Spring Tenno Sho later that same month.
Teraizumi Shinji, meanwhile, was just as pleased with Saint King Halo's Osaka Hai victory. The race's promotion to G1 had let him cash in on a first-time-champion gift pack, which, to him, was immensely important.
There was always the chance that the items inside might include something he badly needed, or something exceptionally useful.
Seated in the lounge, both Narita Brian and Offside Trap were still catching their breath. Saint King Halo's race did not exempt the other two from training, of course. So while Saint King Halo could sit at the edge of the field, drinking water and watching Teraizumi direct the session, the other two horse girls had to face the demonic training he had arranged for them without holding anything back.
The one most shaken within the team by Saint King Halo's G1 victory was Narita Brian.
Ever since the instability in her leg had faded, Teraizumi had been steadily giving her training suited to her current intensity. Narita Brian could clearly feel that she was no longer the same as before. The speed at which her abilities were now improving was so great that, after each all-out training session, she would sometimes find herself doubting her former self.
To say she had never, in the dead of night, questioned whether the choice she'd made back then had really been the right one would have been dishonest.
But Narita Brian also understood that once she had made that choice, she had no option but to keep going to the very end.
Offside Trap, on the other hand, was emotionally stable. Saint King Halo's victory stirred almost nothing in her. By now, she was already a world-class horse girl. For Offside Trap, her main priority was accumulating more honors.
Compared with Saint King Halo and a race on the scale of the Osaka Hai, she simply had no spare energy to waste.
To prepare for the European races ahead, Offside Trap's schedule was packed to the brim. She had even begun reading books related to them.
Looking at his three horse girls sitting in the lounge, Teraizumi smiled.
Their efforts were right there in front of him. That alone was enough.
"Trainer~"
Teraizumi had just turned back to his computer screen when he heard Offside Trap call out to him. He had no choice but to look back.
"What is it?"
"Are we having a big feast tonight?"
At the question, Teraizumi blinked in confusion and looked at her for a moment longer.
"Shouldn't we... celebrate Saint King Halo a little? It feels like a day worth celebrating."
Offside Trap said it, but Teraizumi saw right through her immediately. In the face of her expectant gaze, he clicked his tongue and shook his head.
"If you want a feast, just say you want one. Don't use Halo as an excuse."
Because the victory stage on race day had been delayed, they had ended up with no time for a celebratory dinner afterward.
At the time, Teraizumi had simply said they would make it up later.
But by now, the girls had already caught on.
He was trying to dodge it?
[Negative Emotion +50]
[Negative Emotion +20]
Offside Trap puffed out her cheeks, while even Narita Brian revealed a trace of helplessness. Saint King Halo, meanwhile, barely reacted at all; she was still too happy. At that moment, she was staring at her phone, her mind still completely occupied by yesterday's Osaka Hai.
Teraizumi had already noticed that she had watched the replay far too many times today. More than once, he had nearly blurted out something like, You really should stop being so thrilled with yourself.
Then again, given Saint King Halo's temperament, although he rather coveted the emotional energy, he also wanted to leave her a little—
Wait.
Emotional energy?
"Halo..."
"Hm?"
"You should really stop rewatching that race. It feels like you've watched it more than fifty times already."
[Negative Emotion +100]
Saint King Halo's face turned scarlet instantly, and she lowered her head at once.
The first few times, she could still justify it under the pretense of reviewing the race.
But after that, everyone knew exactly why she kept watching it in secret.
She had thought she was being discreet.
Apparently, her trainer had seen through her perfectly.
She shot Teraizumi a resentful look, stuffed her phone straight into her pocket, and turned her head away.
"Are you mad?"
"Hmph!"
The little huff she made was strangely adorable. Teraizumi chuckled, which only made her more flustered.
"Trainer!"
"Alright, alright, I'm not laughing. Sorry, sorry."
He did not sound sorry in the slightest, which made the flush on Saint King Halo's face deepen all the more.
[Negative Emotion +90]
"I want a feast too!"
Picking up on the topic Offside Trap and Narita Brian had raised earlier, Saint King Halo spoke up as well. She had no intention of letting Teraizumi wriggle out of it now.
"Sure."
He agreed so readily that Saint King Halo froze.
All at once, she thought back to that night she had gone home and asked for one—only to be met with her mother's impatient expression and her back as she turned away.
She blinked hard twice.
Then, suddenly, she quieted down, nodded obediently, and said no more.
Teraizumi did not understand the change, but neither did he ask about it.
He only thought for a moment before continuing,
"So what kind of feast do you want?"
"I'll leave it to you..."
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